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El Clasico Match Report: Real Madrid take toothless Barcelona to the cleaners
Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners at the Camp Nou yesterday at the expense of Barcelona, going top of the La Liga and six points clear of their bitter rivals with the valuable victory. The defending champions opened the scoring through Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde five minutes into the game, but Barca quickly hit back, with Spanish international forward Ansu Fati drawing his side level three minutes later. The 17-year-old became the youngest goalscorer in El Clasico in the 21st century as a result. The hosts enjoyed the larger share of possession afterwards and should have taken the lead through Lionel Messi and Philippe Coutinho, but Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois thwarted the effort of the Argentine, while the Brazilian could only guide his header wide minutes into the second...
Analysis: Manchester United disappoint in goalless draw with Chelsea
Manchester: Manchester United and Chelsea played out a drab 0-0 draw in dire conditions at Old Trafford on Saturday. The rain lashed onto the pitch as neither side was able to breach the other’s defences. The draw meant that United have now failed to win any of their first three home games into a new league campaign for the first time since the 1972-73 season. Chelsea will perhaps return home happier with a point secured away from home but Frank Lampard’s expensively assembled attack have their work cut out to prove that they can indeed challenge for the title this season. Line Ups United: De Gea; Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Mata, Fernandes, James; Rashford Subs: Henderson, Tuanzebe, Pogba, Matic, Van de Beek, Cavani, Greenwood United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer...
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho opens up on Arsenal interest
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho was linked with a move to Arsenal earlier this summer and it seems that there was some truth in those rumours. The Chelsea ace has now hinted that there were some talks and he was open to negotiations with the North London giants. Jorginho ended up staying at Chelsea and he has no regrets about that. The midfielder explained that he is completely committed to the Blues and he is looking to help the club do well this season. “I believe that every player is open to negotiations,” Jorginho told ESPN Brazil. “So I believe there was something they talked about. And in the end, it was decided that I remain here. Now my head is here and we’re going to do a great job with Chelsea, which I always wanted to do.” The former Napoli midfielder arrived at Chelsea along w...
Adrian raves about Liverpool teammate Fabinho
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has raved about Fabinho on the club’s official website. Adrian has been impressed by how Fabinho has done in central defence in the absence of Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk is one of the best centre-backs in the world, but the Netherlands international could miss the rest of the season due to the injury he suffered against Everton in the Merseyside derby last weekend, as reported by The Guardian. Fabinho, who is a defensive midfielder by trade, slotted in at centre-back for the defending Premier League champions’ opening Champions League Group D game against Ajax away from home in Amsterdam on Wednesday evening. Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian was impressed with the display produced by Fabinho in midweek, as the Reds won 1-0. Adrian told Liverpool’s official website abo...
Jose Mourinho expects Son Heung-Min to sign a new deal with Tottenham
Tottenham are ready to finalise a new deal with star forward Son Heung-Min. According to Football Insider, the Londoners are looking to make him one of their highest-paid players and they have offered him a deal worth around £200,000-a-week plus performance-related bonuses. Apparently, it will be a five-year deal and would keep the South Korean at the club during his peak years. The 28-year-old is one of the best players in the Premier League and it is hardly surprising that Spurs are doing their best to keep him at the club for the long haul. Son has been in red-hot form this season and he has 8 goals and 2 assists to his name already. He will be crucial to Tottenham’s ambitions this season. The South Korean has arguably been Tottenham’s best player since the arrival of Jose Mourinho...
Big weekend for Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A title race
Juventus have won the Scudetto for the past nine seasons, and smart money would be on the Bianconeri to make it 10 in a row. After all, the Turin giants have a very strong squad, and Cristiano Ronaldo is still banging in the goals for fun despite being 35 years of age. However, there are signs that Juventus may not have it all their way this season. Andrea Pirlo’s side have not made a great start, and AC Milan seem to have turned on the style in the opening weeks of the season. Heading into this weekend’s round of matches, the Turin giants find themselves as low as fifth in the Serie A table with eight points from four matches, while the Rossoneri have picked up maximum points from their four games and are sitting at the top of the standings. Both Juventus and Milan are in action over the ...
El Clasico Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-up: Real Madrid
Real Madrid head into their 245th El Clasico clash with Barcelona on the back of two straight defeats. [embedded content] Zinedine Zidane’s side were handed a shocking 1-0 loss in the league by newly-promoted Cadiz at home last weekend, and they couldn’t bounce back in their next match, suffering a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Another loss tomorrow at Camp Nou at the hands of their bitter rivals will be a bitter pill to swallow, and Zidane and his men will be pulling out all stops to ensure they leave the city of Barcelona with all three points. Madrid have won three La Liga games this term after kicking off their title defence with a draw, and they will fancy their chances against Lionel Messi and co in an empty Camp Nou. Barca...
Report: Manchester United keen on Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore
According to Calciomercato (via Sport), Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore in on the radar of Manchester United, but they face competition from his former side Barcelona and some European bigwigs. The Spain international is a graduate of the famous La Masia academy, but he couldn’t make the grade at the club, leaving to join Aston Villa in 2015. Traore struggled to impress at Villa Park, moving to Middlesbrough after a season before joining Wolves in the summer of 2018 for £22 million. The 24-year-old has become a force to reckon with at Molineux, scoring four goals and weighing in with nine assists in 37 Premier League appearances last term. His pace and dribbling abilities continue to terrorize defences, earning him a call-up to the Spain national team as a result and also attra...
Chelsea Visit Old Trafford and an El Clasico in Spain Highlight This Weekend’s Most Intriguing Fixtures
We have an exciting weekend ahead across the continent, with a heavyweight clash in England between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford. Over in Spain, it will be an El Clasico derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid, who both head into this fixture in poor domestic form. Arsenal and Leicester should create some excitement, with the Foxes visiting the Emirates on Sunday. In Serie A, unbeaten AC Milan welcome Roma to the San Siro. Lastly in Germany, current European and Bundesliga title-holders Bayern Munich host Eintracht Frankfurt, who have yet to lose this term. The Red Devils have got off to a slow start this season in the Premier League, currently sitting in 15th place with just two wins out of four. But, their recent form will give them some much-needed confidence heading in...
Aston Villa vs Leeds: Predicted line-ups, Tv channel, Live stream
Aston Villa will face Leeds United in the Premier League clash at Villa Park on Friday night. Dean Smith’s side have made a perfect start to the 2020-21 Premier League season and could go top of the table tonight with a win against the Whites. Villa are heading into this match on the back of a 1-0 victory against Leicester City in their last Premier League game. Summer signings Ross Barkley and Ollie Watkins have been in fantastic form and Villa will be looking to pick up maximum points from their home fixture. Leeds, on the other hand, won two, lost two and drawn one in a mixed start to their first Premier League campaign in 16 years. The newly-promoted Premier League side have impressed heavily so far, and they would be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat against Wolves. Ti...
El Clasico Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-up: Barcelona
The 245th competitive El Clasico clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid will take place tomorrow at the Camp Nou. [embedded content] Both sides are currently tied on 96 victories apiece with 52 draws, and football fans across the globe will be tuning in to catch one of the most-watched games. Madrid left Barcelona with a point when they came visiting last term before beating the Catalans 2-0 at home in March to fire their title charge. Ronald Koeman’s side were handed a 1-0 loss at Getafe last weekend after starting the season with two wins and a draw, and they quickly bounced back with a 5-1 win over Hungarian minnows Ferencvaros in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Madrid are a wounded animal heading into Saturday’s clash after suffering consecutive defeats at the hands of Cadiz...
Predicted Leeds starting line-up vs Aston Villa
Leeds United will travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the Premier League clash on Friday night. The Whites will be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat against Wolves, but the task won’t be easy as Villa are in red-hot form at the moment, winning in all of the Premier League games. Here is the team we expect Bielsa to select for the game: Goalkeeper: Illan Meslier has started in all the Premier League games for Leeds this season, and he is expected to continue between the sticks. Defence: Bielsa has a selection headache at the back following the injuries to Diego Llorente and Liam Cooper. Summer signing Llorente has been ruled out, while Leeds are sweating on the fitness of Cooper. In case he fails to make the cut, Bielsa will have to shuffle his defence. The ver...
